Zitkála-Šá. In contrast to her earlier collection
Old Indian Legends, which is a collection of traditional Dakota legends,
American Indian Stories is a collection of stories about contemporary Dakota life. Many center on the interactions and conflicts between Dakota and settler society, especially the challenges posed by the assimilationist Indian residential school system. The first few stories (through “Why I Am a Pagan”) are autobiographical in nature, drawing on Zitkála-Šá’s own experience as a..." data-title="Книга American Indian Stories">